13 October 2011

News Story: China,Vietnam sign deal to resolve maritime disputes

BEIJING (PTI): China and Vietnam have signed an agreement on a series of steps to resolve maritime disputes over parts of South China Sea, a source of frequent friction between the two communist nations.

The six-point agreement, which provides for setting up of a hotline between two countries to deal with emergencies and twice yearly meetings, was signed Tuesday by Zhang Zhijun, a vice foreign minister of China, and his Vietnamese counterpart, Ho Xuan Son, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

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